THE life-boat station at Sheringham celebrated its centenary this year. It was established in 1838, when a private life-boat was placed there by the Hon.

Mrs. Upcher. This boat was built at Sheringham, and was named Augusta.

She served for 56 years, and is still to be seen on the West Cliff at Shering- ham. No complete record of her services was kept, but it is claimed for her that she rescued several hundred lives. Mr. H. R. Johnson, the honorary secretary of the Institution's Shering- ham station, in his book, One Hundred Years of Life-boat Service at Shering- ham, puts it at "probably 1,000." When the Augusta was withdrawn in 1894, she was replaced by another private life-boat, Henry Ramey Upcher, the gift of Mrs. H. R. Upcher, and this boat has rescued 202 lives.

Meanwhile, in 1867, the Institution, with the co-operation of Mr. H. R.

Upcher had established a station at Sheringham. This station has had altogether four life-boats, and they have rescued 88 lives. The present boat is a motor life-boat of the light Liverpool type. She was built in 1936, and was a gift to the Institution from the Ancient Order of Foresters, in celebra- tion of its centenary.

On 25th July, Colonel A. D. Burnet Brown, M.C., T.D., deputy secretary of the Institution, presented to Shering- ham a vellum, signed by H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G., President of the Institution, expressing the Institu- tion's appreciation of the voluntary work of the officers and committee of the station and of the devotion and courage of the life-boat crew. The vellum was received by Mr. H. E. S.

Upcher, J.P., B.A., C.C., president of the branch, and among those present at the ceremony were Mr. H. R. Johnson and Mr. H. G. Johnson, A.C.A., joint honorary secretaries, and members of the branch committee.

The Institution has now presented 64 centenary vellums..